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Furniture Feature Friday – Favorites & a Link Party

As I type, my brain is fried. Is it possible to write a blog post with only 1/4 of your brain functioning? Well, we’ll see how coherent this one is. My mushy mind managed to spot some great, family oriented spaces and pieces of furniture from last week. Here they are… My dear friend Kelli from Restore Interiors set up this super sweet kid’s table. Our brains (when mine was fully functional) were on the same wavelength this week and I did a similar setup for an HGTV.com photo shoot. My favorite part of hers? The big bows on the back of the chairs. So cute! Dixie Delights shares her amazing basement transformation in this post. It is bright, fun, cheery, sophisticated, chic AND family friendly all at the same time. I just love it! Well done! And lastly, Amy from Blissful Blooms found these vintage wooden kid’s chairs and

September 1, 2011 14 Comments

Furniture Feature Friday – excuses, a favorite & a link party

I am full of excuses tonight. I started off the day with a snuggle with my youngest…very early. Too early. Then, I worked on a photo shoot, made breakfast, packed for the day (you have to do that with little ones) and headed off to the gym for some weight lifting. Straight from the gym, I dropped off my boys for a day of swimming and playing with their babysitter and I went off to Lucketts. I fluffed my space, shopped and snapped some pictures of other rooms to share with you. I then met with Yasmin and Nadia of Wuslu.com for a yummy Italian dinner in Frederick, MD. I can’t wait to share some of the things we’re cooking up together. They are very inspiring and all around awesome ladies. So, with that full day, I didn’t get home until later in the evening, unloaded my car, spent some

August 25, 2011 19 Comments

Greek Blue

I love testing out new colors…escpecially blues. So, last week I cracked open a can of ASCP (Annie Sloan Chalk Paint) Greek Blue. Now, let me warn you. The color is shocking when you first put it on. It looks like electric blue. You have to talk to yourself while you’re using it and say, “Miss Mustard Seed warned me this would look like electric blue, but all will be well once it dries and is waxed.” Ok? Let me tell you…this color is a stunner. I love it. I’ve had this very old dresser in my basement for months. It needed a lot of work and I kept putting off. I finally worked on it…reattached the top, added new feet, fixed the drawers, cleaned it out, etc. I am a bad blogger and didn’t snap a before picture, but I’m sure you can imagine it. It was that orangish

August 23, 2011 66 Comments

the washed buffet

Those of you with sharp eyes may have noticed the buffet behind the dining table in yesterday’s post. It’s had a pretty amazing makeover. This piece is also confirmation that I married the right man. As a youth pastor, my husband helps a lot of people move and every once in a while he gets first crack at some furniture someone wants to sell or get rid of. He came home one day after a move and said, “Oh. These people were getting rid of a piece of furniture and I thought you might want it. It’s OK. It’s not as bad as some of the pieces you bring home.” Ha! So, I went outside to check it out, certain he had picked up some 1970’s monstrosity with obnoxious hardware and a shape I just couldn’t work with. I was so surprised to see this… …a lovely antique buffet. A little

August 21, 2011 61 Comments

Furniture Feature Friday – Favorites & a Link Party

Well, here we are again. Another Thursday night going into Friday. Another party to show off the most awesome furniture in the blog world. You are all so resourceful, creative and inspiring. Can’t wait to see all of the links. Here are some of my favorites from last week… Hue-ol-ogy shared this really simple table brought to life with a stunning color combination. ASCP Antibes Green with Paris Grey. Very cool (and I love the name of that blog.) I absolutely love this pair of chairs (only one is shown obviously.) I’m just a sucker for caned furniture and these are beauties! Mrs. Hipp from The Hipp Life shares her failures and successes while recovering the seat cushion. If you ever get sick of these chairs, call me. Deborah from The Fisherman’s Cottage shares her airy and bright freestanding kitchen. It is put together so well…I love,

August 18, 2011 21 Comments

Another French Chair

I can’t help myself. I spent years searching for a French chair and now they seem to find me. A sweet local reader, Allie, sent me a picture of four chairs to see if I wanted them. They were gorgeous antique wood-framed French chairs. Yes please. They were upholstered in cream canvas, but it was dingy and they needed to be reupholstered. Today, I worked on two of them to take to Lucketts tomorrow. I left the beautiful wood frames alone (see, I don’t paint everything) and I upholstered the back and seat with antique European grain sacks. Gorgeous, huh? I’m selling two and I’ll probably keep two for myself. Today, I also finished a dining set, a beautiful buffet, an oversized chalk board, a gold leaf mirror and a dresser. I painted the dresser with a new-to-me ASCP color, Greek Blue. It’s shocking when it goes on, but it is yummy

August 17, 2011 35 Comments

Furniture Feature Friday – Favorites & a Link Party

I learned something today. Do not work out really, really hard (especially during the squat track in a Body Pump class) when you’re later delivering stuff to your room in an antique store that is on the third floor. I just about collapsed carrying a box of stuff up to my space. My legs and arms were shaking. Lesson learned. Anyway, it’s nice to be snuggled on the couch with my laptop warming my sore quads. Here are my favorite links from last week… The second I saw this cupboard by Lisa from Recaptured Charm, it was love. True love. Like, Buttercup and Wesley love. Lisa took a “eh” mirrored armoire and turned it into a “pie safe” that looks like it was plucked right out of a farm house. Lisa and I go way back and this is by far my favorite thing she has ever done. I want to steal it

August 11, 2011 18 Comments

Furniture Feature Friday – Favorites & a Link Party

I usually feature individual pieces of furniture each week, but out of all of the amazing entries from last week’s party, it was two rooms that blew me away. Here they are… Erin from erin’s art and gardens transformed her childhood dining set (and entire dining room) with paint and original art. I love the soft shades of white and gray, the natural wood, the personal touches and the artwork. That horse painting…be still my heart. Erin, if you find that painting missing one day…I’ll just confess it right now. It was me. (For those who are literal…I’m only kidding.) The second room that caught my fancy was this gorgeous bedroom by Stacy from Conspicuous Design. Everything about this room is chic, classy and downright lovely. I vow to not steal anything. If that mirrored bench goes missing, it was definitely not me. Thanks for participating and enjoy the party!! Here are

August 4, 2011 17 Comments

I’m Marian, a painter, writer, and lover of all things creative. From art and antiques to home projects and everyday life, I share my journey in hopes of inspiring you to embrace your own creativity and make beauty in the spaces you live.

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